NGC 5506
NGC 5506 is a mixed spiral galaxy located in the constellation of Virgo. The NGC is a catalog of 7,840 nebulae, star clusters, and galaxies. Here are the key stats on NGC 5506:
| NGC: | NGC 5506 |
| Type: | galaxy |
| Galaxy type: | mixed spiral |
| Galaxy morph class: | SABa |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Surface brightness: | 23.2 mag/arcsec2 |
| V-mag (visual): | 12.5 |
| B-mag (blue): | 12.8 |
| J-mag (IR): | 9.71 |
| H-mag (IR): | |
| K-mag (IR): | 8.84 |
| Right Ascension: | 14:13:14.89 |
| Declination: | -03:12:27.30 |
| Major axis: | 2.88 ' |
| Minor axis: | 0.76 ' |
| Angle (major axis): | 89° |
| Radial velocity: | 1761 km/s |
| Redshift: | 0.00589 |
Right Ascension (RA) units = HH:MM:SS.SS
Declination (Dec) units = DD:MM:SS.SS